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  It's the weight of 90 plus standards that's going to drown Kindergartners and their teachers.  With 180 school days, that's MASTERING two concepts a day. Not exposure, not practicing, MASTERING.'

Conventions of Standard English:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.1
[b]Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking[/b].

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.1.a
Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.1.b
Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.1.c
Form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.1.d
[b]Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).[/b]

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.1.e
[b]Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with)[/b].

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.1.f
[b]Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.[/b]

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.2
[b]Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.[/b]

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.2.a
Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.2.b
[b]Recognize and name end punctuation.[/b]

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.2.c
Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.2.d
Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

Knowledge of Language:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.3
(L.K.3 begins in grade 2)
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.4.a
Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.4.b
[b]Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word[/b].

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.5
With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.5.a
Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.5.b
Demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites (antonyms).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.5.c
Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at school that are colorful).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.5.d
[b]Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.[/b]

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.6
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
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